simplexml_import_dom

Function • Params changed in PHP 8.4

Get a SimpleXMLElement object from an XML or HTML node.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
Improved
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

simplexml_import_dom Function synopsis

simplexml_import_dom(object $node, ?string $class_name = SimpleXMLElement::class): ?SimpleXMLElement

Parameters

$node

Typeobject

A DOM Element node

$class_name

OptionalType?stringDefault valueSimpleXMLElement::class

You may use this optional parameter so that simplexml_import_dom will return an object of the specified class. That class should extend the SimpleXMLElement class.

Return value

Type?SimpleXMLElement

Returns a SimpleXMLElement or null on failure.

Changes to the simplexml_import_dom Function

PHP 8.4

  • Parameter type changed for parameter #1 ($node): SimpleXMLElement|DOMNode to object
- simplexml_import_dom(SimpleXMLElement|DOMNode $node, ?string $class_name = SimpleXMLElement::class): ?SimpleXMLElement
+ simplexml_import_dom(object $node, ?string $class_name = SimpleXMLElement::class): ?SimpleXMLElement

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: ?SimpleXMLElement
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($node): SimpleXMLElement|DOMNode
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($class_name): ?string
  • Parameter default value added for position #2 ($class_name): SimpleXMLElement::class
- simplexml_import_dom($node, $class_name)
+ simplexml_import_dom(SimpleXMLElement|DOMNode $node, ?string $class_name = SimpleXMLElement::class): ?SimpleXMLElement

simplexml_import_dom Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes